Thanks to Acadian Ambulance for sharing this great photo: “Can you fix my boo-boo and make me a medic, too?” Paramedic Cheryl Bell not only patched up an ouchie for a charming little boy, but also may have recruited a future medic and new best friend. E-mail your inspirational photos to editor@emsworld.com.
FDNY-EMS paramedics Bobby Santiago and Rob Heins are bandmates in a metal band formed in 2005 named "BLOODWORK." They won 1st place in the FDNY Battle of the Bands on the USS Intrepid in 2013 and have just released their first album. What hobbies do you have outside of EMS?
EMSWorld (EMS - EMT - Paramedic - Emergency Medical Services) added 9 new photos to the album: Women in EMS.
E-mail your photos to editor@emsworld.com.
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Top Tip: To create burn patterns, care should be taken to alternate the intensity of color placed on the skin by the amount of pressure applied to the applicator and allowing some of the victims natural skin color to show through.
Extraglottic devices are effective alternatives to endotracheal intubation as well as bag-mask ventilation. Some of these devices, called supraglottic airways, sit right on top of the vocal cord structures. Others sit in the esophagus and have balloons to seal above and below the ventilation outlets, so the air coming out can only go into the airway. Either design provides an excellent alternative for airway management. But with choices come questions, so let’s explore some questions and answers about alternative airways. www.emsworld.com/12107883
A good EMS manager is more than a boss, they should be both shepherd and mentor.
“It was definitely a once in a lifetime experience,” said Logan Batzel, Chief of the White Mills Fire Department.
Interesting video about EMS ops in Kenya: "People don't respect the ambulance, they do not realize the importance of the ambulance. So you keep on with your lights and with your siren, and they are there, blocking you. We are even forced to drive on the wrong side of the road, risking our lives just to save another life."
Biocell is a massive, extra-thick plastic lining designed according to federal guidelines that can easily be set up and secured.
It is Halloween season...how cool is this patch?
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